Zayn Malik don't do it -- don't quit One Direction! Zayn -- it's understandable that you would feel frustrated and depressed after reports emerged that you had cheated on your steady girlfriend, Perrie Edwards, 19. Dealing with the intense media spotlight on both your personal and professional lives has to be tough. You are only 20 years old. That's so young. And you've been living under the glare of media scrutiny for more than two years now, ever since you were united with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson and became an immediate hit as One Direction in 2010